[ScottfromNJ]

Sounds like direct physical contact isn't the only way Ebola spreads. Interesting statement from the CDC website: "Close contact is defined as being within approximately 3 feet (1 meter) of an EVD patient or within the patient’s room or care area for a prolonged period of time (e.g., health care personnel, household members) while not wearing recommended personal protective equipment (i.e., standard, droplet, and contact precautions"

[tomkat]

Precisely .. aka 'airborne'

Anyone trusting our current Uncle Sambo on this* is exhibiting naivete in the extremis.

^{*(or most anything else for that matter)}

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